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William Smith (Kentucky soldier, 11th KY Cav (U.S.A.))

Kentucky soldier. Served in the 11th Kentucky Volunteer Cavalry Regiment (U.S.A.) as a private from September 22, 1862 to October 20, 1864. Captured in Bartow County, Georgia, on May 24, 1864. Prisoner of war from May 24, 1864 to October 24, 1864. Died in Florence County, South Carolina, on October 24, 1864.

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Race
White

Bibliography

Compiled Service Records of Volunteer Union Soldiers Who Served in Organizations From the State of Kentucky, NARA RG 94, Microfilm Series M397, Roll 0111.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, vol. 1, 1861-1866 (Frankfort: Kentucky Yeoman Office, 1866), p. 278-9.

Citation

Smith, William. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32209613 (November 12, 2026).

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